Membership-record.



B. & S. BRADY.

MEMBERSHIP RECORD.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 29, 1913.

Patented June 24, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFTCE.

BYRON BRADY AND SELDON BRADY, OF DUNMORE, PENNSYLVANIA.

MEMBERSHIP-RECORD.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, BYRON BRADY and SELDONBRADY, citizens of the United States, residing at Dunmore, in the countyof Lackawanna, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulMembership-Record, of which the following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is a cabinetadapted to contain the record of members of a lodge.

One object of the invention is to provide a device of this type, fromwhich the record holders may be removed readily.

It is within the scope of the invention to improve generally and toenhance the utility of, devices of that type to which the presentinvention appertains.

lVith the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope ofwhat is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing: Figure 1 shows the invention in front elevation; Fig. 2is a vertical transverse section; Fig. 3 is a perspective of one of therecord holders; and Fig. 4: is a longitudinal section of one of therecord holders.

In carrying out the invention there is provided a case 1 comprising afront wall. 2, a rear wall 3, a single end wall 4t, and a top 5 the case1 being open at one end. Horizontally disposed guides 6 are secured inspaced relation to the inner surface of the front wall 2. There are noguides upon the inner surface of the rear wall 3. The top 5 of the case1 slants downwardly and forwardly, and secured to the top 5 is a frame 7which extends around three sides of the case. The forward side of theframe 7 is closed by a strip 8, held in place by screws 9. The frame 7and the closure strip 8 are recessed to receive the periphery of atransparent plate 10. Guides 11 are secured to the top 5 and extend fromthe front of the case toward the rear thereof, below the transparentplate 10. These guides 11 are adapted to receive cards F--L-T, uponwhich cards may be inscribed data relative to the general condition ofthe lodge. The rear ends of the guides 11 are spaced apart Specificationof Letters Patent.

Application filed March 29, 1913.

Patented June 24, 1913.

Serial No. 757,693.

from the rear portion of the frame 7, so as to permit the insertion of asingle card 24, extended from one end of the case to the other in acontinuous length, this card 24 being adapted to be inscribed with thename and number of the lodge.

The case 1 is adapted to receive a plurality of holders 12, one of theholders being shown in detail in Fig. 3. Each holder 12 preferablycomprises a plate having upon its forward edge and at one end, anindexing character 1%. When the holder 12 is pushed into the case to thefull extent, the indexing character 14 will be visible, as clearly shownin Fig. 1. Secured to the forward edge of the holder 12 is alongitudinal rib 15. This rib 15, at one end, as shown at 16, isterminated short of the end of the holder, so as to disclose the indexcharacter 14. Each indexing character 14 upon a holder 12 is alinedhorizontally with an indexing character 17 imprinted upon or secured tothe front wall 2 of the case, to the end that the holders 12 may bereplaced in their proper positions.

The forward edges of the holders 12 repre sented by the longitudinalribs 15 are received between the guides 6. The holders 12 slant upwardlyand rearwardly, and their rear edges rest against the rear wall 3. Owingto the fact that the holders 12 slant upwardly and rearwardly, the upperfaces of the holders will be visible from the front of the case when theholders are partially withdrawn from the case. Further, this upwardlyslant of the holders renders unnecessary, any guides upon the rear Wall'3, the rear edges of the holders being prevented from swingingdownwardly. Any one holder, however, may be lifted upwardly, and as aconsequence, any one holder may be raised, to permit the finger of theoperator to come into contact with the next lower holder, for thepurpose of withdrawing the same. The forward edge of the rib 15 isbeveled as indicated at 18 and the rear edge of the holder 12 is beveledas indicated at 19, to correspond with the upward and rearward slant ofthe holder. One end of the holder 12 designated by the numeral 20constitutes a hand grip, whereby the holder may be withdrawn from thecase. Secured to the upper face of each holder 12 are transverse ribs 21which abut against the longitudinal rib 15. The ribs 21 are undercut asindicated at 22 to receive cards 23, the rib 15 constituting an abutmentfor the cards to prevent the same from sliding out of engagement withthe ribs 21. Atthis point it may oe stated that the guides 11hereinbetore described, are undercut as indicated at in connection withthe ribs 21. T he cards 23 each are inscribed with the name of some onemember of the lodge together with other necessary data. The cards 2 arearranged alphabetically upon the several holders l2 and the indexingcharacters let serve to show what cards are upon each holder.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is A device of theclass described including a case having a front wall and a rear wall;record holders disposed between the walls, there being guides on thefront wall only, receiving the front edge of each holder, the holdersbeing upwardly and rearwardly inclined, thereby to expose their upperfaces and to permit the rear edges of the holders to rest upon the rearwall against downward movement. the rear edge of each holder beinglittable with one guide as a fulcrum to per init the fingers of theoperator to grasp the next lower holder for removal.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own. we have heretoatlixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

BYRON BRADY. SELDON BRADY. lVitnesses D. J. LINDLEY, J on}: PHETI-IEAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. G.

